Despite their differences, Chinese opera styles are generally the same in their conventions, as they all incorporate the same role types, a similar style of acting, and costume. In China there are over 360 different regional opera forms, differing mostly in dialect and music, and many thriving since the middle of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Journey to the West opens on Monday night. She was kind enough to offer this overview of Chinese opera. She also trained in martial arts and Peking Opera style dance with famed Peking Opera performer Jamie H.J. Anastasia is a burgeoning film and television actor who studied Chinese language and culture at Princeton University and in Beijing. So to help us get psyched for the 2010 Live Arts Festival’s Journey to the West-Reinterpreting Tradition Series with world-renowned theater artist Danny Yung, we (that is, intrepid intern Ellen Freeman) tracked down Anastasia Cifuentes. But our knowledge of Chinese opera isn’t as extensive as it could be. Read more about the Posner Center exhibit and internship program.We try to know everything about everything, we really do.
Her grandmother is an opera actress whose life on the stage serves as the inspiration for this exhibit.Įxhibit hours are 1-4 pm, Monday through Friday or by appointment, 41. The topics of the books, some Chinese and some produced by western scholars, range from costume design and classic literature books to biographies of famous Peking Opera actors.Ībout the current Posner Intern: Zhuona Ma is a sophomore mathematics student from Beijing, China, raised in a family of professional musicians and performers.
They brought a collection of books on Peking Opera to America, which now reside in the Carnegie Mellon University libraries. Their interest in eastern cultures frequently brought them to China and Japan to collect books on culture and pattern design. Posner were among the very first westerners to explore Peking Opera. This exhibit explores Peking Opera, an esoteric art form that is not familiar to westerners.
Visit the new Posner Center exhibit on Peking Opera, created by Zhouna Ma, Posner Center Intern and sophomore student majoring in mathematics. This exhibit will be on display January 26 - April 30, 2018.
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